Worldwide Hickory Tournament Calendar

Worldwide Map with SoHG text overlaid

We’re committed to continuing to grow the game of hickory golf on a worldwide basis.  Our latest effort is to create this expanded list of worldwide tournaments as a service to our members.  Know of a tournament that’s not listed here?  Please send the info along to Jim Davis at: jdavis2364@gmail.com  Enjoy!

The 2025 Bagpiper

Costa Mesa Country Club 1701 Golf Course Dr, Costa Mesa, CA

The Bagpiper is a fixture of the Pacific Coast Hickory Golfers.  Click here for an entry form and information. Suggested arrival at the Costa Mesa Country Club is 9 a.m. First tee time is scheduled for 10 a.m. The format is medal play with two-person teams in a Ryder Cup format with six holes each of Best Ball, Alternate Shot, […]


2025 Columbus Golf Collectibles Show

Embassy Suites Hotel, Dublin Ohio 5100 Upper Metro Pl, Dublin, OH

Though not strictly a golf tournament, the Columbus Golf Collectibles Show is feast for hickory golfers who will find exhibit tables laden with hickory clubs for sale. The annual show is hosted by Gary and Susan Wyckoff, who are members of the Golf Heritage Society. The show dates are Feb. 14-15, 2025; from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday […]


2025 Arizona Desert Hickory Classic

Pebblebrook Golf Course 18836 N 128th Ave., Sun City West, AZ

2025 will mark the 13th annual Arizona Desert Hickory classic. We'll meet again on the Pebblebrook and Grandview golf courses in Sun City West, Ariz. This is one of the great fun events of the whole year and a perfect way to spend a few winter days for our northern friends. We will have multiple hickory play divisions for gross […]


2025 Chautauqua Hickory Classic

Eagle Springs Golf Center 171 Country Club Lane, Defuniak Springs, FL

The 2025 Chautauqua Hickory Classic is scheduled for March 16-17. Practice rounds are not included and may be scheduled by calling the course at 850-892-3812. Our venue is the Eagle Springs Golf and Recreation Center, DeFuniak Springs, Fla. The course is listed on the Florida Historic Golf Trail as DeFuniak Springs Country Club. Application deadline is March 1, 2025. Click […]


2025 Texas Hickory Classic

Squaw Valley golf Course 2439 E Highway 67, Glen Rose, TX

Newly renamed for 2025, the former Onion Creek Hickory Classic is now the Texas Hickory Classic.  The new venue is the Squaw Valley Golf Course in Glen Rose, Texas, just a little southwest of Forth Worth. Friday, March 28, is the date for the Swift Trophy Matches between U.S. and Canadian players. Saturday and Sunday, March 29-30, are the competition […]


2025 Southern Hickory Classic

The Fields Golf Club 257 S. Smith Road, LaGrange, GA

A new take on an old favorite. Formerly known as the Southern Hickory Four-Ball Championship, the new Southern Hickory Classic continues the legacy created by Tad Moore for this beloved southern hickory event. The Alabama Hickory Golfers, and the Mississippi Hickory Golfers have joined to re-invent this unique classic, with some new twists. The championship will be played at “The Fields Golf Club” […]

2025 Sunflower Hickory Match Play

Falcon Lakes Golf Club Basehor, KS

This fun event, the fifth annual, is annually held at one of Kansas City’s best public golf courses – Falcon Lakes, featuring beautiful rolling fairways and large undulating greens. A friendly staff offers a top quality practice facility, free range balls, awards presentation and we’ll top off the day with that world famous Kansas City BBQ! Plus, trade tables are […]

2025 Alexander Findlay Massachusetts Hickory Open

Country Club of Greenfield Greenfield, MA

The Hickory Golfers of Massachusetts and the Country Club of Greenfield cordially invite you to participate in the ninth annual Alexander Findlay/Massachusetts Hickory Open Championship, to be held at the Country Club of Greenfield, the Gateway Course to Hickory Golf in New England. Registration: Call Country Club of Greenfield, 413-773-7530 after April 1st. Pro Kevin or Assistant Pro Sean will […]


2025 Mid-American Hickory Open

Soangetaha Country Club Galesburg, IL

Host Denis Olson extends an invitation for hickory golfers to join in the fun this spring at Soangetaha Country Club in Galesburg, Ill. Reunite with friends and play a course that was made for hickory golf. This beautiful 1890s parkland-style course was revised and expanded by Tom Bendelow in the 1920s. Soangetaha has interesting holes throughout that make it challenging […]


2025 Mid-South Hickory Classic

The Course at Sewanee 444 Greens View Road, Sewanee, TN

Set on the campus of the University of the South, The Course at Sewanee is 1915 gem that was recently refreshed by Gil Hanse and is widely known as one of the top nine-hole tracks in the country. The location between Nashville and Chattanooga, coupled with the warm hospitality, makes this a gathering you need to experience.  Sponsored by the East […]


2025 Ottawa Hickory Challenge

Manderley on the Green 5920 Prince of Wales Drive, North Gower, Ottawa

Event host Chris Hawes writes: Last year’s Ottawa Hickory Challenge was a great success with 64 players registered. This year the momentum has increased and we are hoping for over 100 to join us for the fun two-person scramble on Friday, June 6. The venue is the Manderley on the Green Golf Course in Ottawa, Ont., Canada. We are adding […]

2025 Pay It Forward Gutty Challenge

Thornberry Creek Oneida, WI

The Wisconsin Hickory Golfers invite you to our 10th annual Pay It Forward Gutty Challenge on Saturday, June 21, 2025, at Thornberry Creek at Oneida, a gutty-friendly Iroquois course. The day is dedicated to gutty golf, legendary tales of yore (some true), BBQ lunch, iconic photos, wee nips, prizes for all, and unequalled camaraderie. Our invaluable photo historian, Jennifer Koss Conger, […]


2025 Kohler Par 3 Irish Challenge

The Baths at Blackwolf Run 444 Highland Drive, Kohler, WI

Hickory Players, The Wisconsin Hickory Golfers are planing something new for Kohler next year.  The event that usually occurs in May will not be happening this year.  I know, many of you will miss those brisk mornings and joyful spring walks along Lake Michigan. We are replacing it with a two-day event, scheduled for July 1-2 (much better weather, I […]


The 2025 Columbia Cup

Gearhart Golf Links Gearhart, OR

The historic Gearhart Golf Links, Gearhart, Ore., is the site for this two-day event.   Event details are expected to be finalized in January, so stay tuned for details.  Equipment The Columbia Cup will follow the SoHG equipment guidelines for pre-1935 equipment.  Any USGA approved ball is allowed including replica balls offered by companies and individuals.  Practice Round As the […]


The 14th McNabb Cup

White Lake Golf Club 6777 South Shore Drive, Whitehall, MI

The 14th playing of The McNabb Cup is scheduled for Sept. 13, 2025. An optional round is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 12, on the always interesting Old Channel Trail golf course in Montague, Mich. (Original nine by Robert Bruce Harris in 1926, second two nines – W. Bruce Matthews, 1966; and  Jerry Matthews, 1994.) The Cup itself is contested over […]


2025 Wisconsin Hickory Open

Lawsonia Links W2615 S. Valley View Drive, Green Lake, WI

This is the 15th year for the Wisconsin Hickory Open. It’s a popular hickory event held at the iconic Lawsonia Links golf course in beautiful Green Lake, Wisc.  Come enjoy the wonderful beginning of fall and the trees changing. Fall weather in Wisconsin is the best weather for golf at one of the most challenging golf courses on the Hickory […]


2025 Swiss Hickory Open

Neuchatel Golf Club Saint-Blaise

The Swiss Hickory Open Championship – a tribute to the heritage of golf in Switzerland, combined with a quality tournament. We are pleased to present the 2025 Swiss Hickory Open Championship for Swiss and international players over 36 holes. Two days of golf competition on one of the most historic golf courses in Switzerland. The tournament is accompanied by a […]


2025 Bluegrass Hickory Open

Owl Creek Country Club 12400 Osage Road, Anchorage, KY

The second annual Bluegrass Hickory Open is scheduled once again for the historic Owl Creek Country Club. The course was designed by Mr. George Davies who was born in Liverpool, England. Davies designed about 40 courses in his lifetime, many in Indiana and Kentucky. As with the inaugural event last year, tournament organizer Will Jacoby plans several additional wrinkles with […]